* Scott Ferguson <[email protected]> [120410 15:48]: > On 10/04/12 04:24, Russell L. Harris wrote: > > I am concerned with the "big brother" privacy, ... > Note also that Skype is encrypted, but Skype has a history of handing > out the private key.
Which precisely is my concern. The greater the diversity of transport, the better. And, in general, the less the concern with being overheard, the better -- for such concern reduces traffic, and a large stream is infinitely more difficult to monitor than is a tiny stream. >From the logistical standpoint, routine monitoring of peer-to-peer conversations through a multitude of channels -- even unencoded -- is almost impossible, even with keyword searching (which results in innumerable false positives). But if every conversation goes through the same pipeline, even encryption can be overcome. RLH "How could one chase a thousand, or two put to flight ten thousand, unless their Rock had sold them into the hand of their enemies, and the Lord God had abandoned them? -- paraphrase of Deuteronomy 32:30 "Ever-fearful of just retribution, the wicked takes alarm and flees, oftentimes when there is no pursuer. But confident in the strength and protection of the Lord his God, the righteous as the young lion is fearless." -- paraphrase of Proverbs 28:1 "The West has open to it but one remedy to the present world situation: that remedy is a return to the unadulterated Christian Faith of the Scripture. But this is a return which necessitates a resolute and uncompromising purging out of the spurious, the forgery, the counterfeit, and the impostor. Curiously, few are willing to sacrifice tradition for the sake of survival." -- RLH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
